The U.S. Reform movement wants to draw attention during the Passover holiday to the issue of slavery in Africa. The Religious Action Center in Washington has distributed readings and prayers to be read during the Jewish holiday of freedom and asks that people commit themselves to work on behalf of slaves in Sudan and Mauritania.
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